"Free" website builders are everywhere, but most clubs quickly hit a wall: a banner ad on your site, a trial that quietly ends, no custom domain, or the features you actually need locked behind a steep upgrade. This guide sets out what "free" really means, compares ten options side by side, and says which suits which kind of club. Prices and limits below were last checked on 30 October 2026.
The short answer: for most UK clubs, societies and community groups, a club-specific builder with a permanent free plan is the quickest route to a proper website. Natterio (our product) builds a complete, club-shaped site in about a minute, free, with no card and no ads, on a permanent 3-page plan. But it is not right for everyone: if you need fixtures feeds, court booking or online membership payments, a management platform such as Pitchero or ClubSpark is the better fit, and for UK charities HugoFox and Voice are worth a look. Build your club's free site now or see real club sites first.
What "free" actually means
The word covers six very different things. Before you compare names, check each on your shortlist against these:
| Question | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Ads | Does the free plan show third-party adverts or the vendor's branding on your pages? |
| Trial or permanent? | A "free trial" ends. A permanent free plan does not. Many "free" offers are trials of 14 or 30 days. |
| Own domain | Can you use yourclub.org.uk on the free plan, or only a vendor subdomain? |
| Page cap | Free plans often limit pages, teams or members. |
| Export and ownership | Can you take your content with you, and who owns the account? |
| Card needed | Is a payment card required to start? |
Ten options compared
"Not stated" means we could not confirm the point on the vendor's own page on 30 October 2026, so check before relying on it.
| Option | Free plan type | Ads on free | Own domain on free | Limits on free | Card needed | Paid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natterio | Permanent | No | No (paid plans, from £7/mo, add a custom domain and email) | 3 pages | No | £7/month |
| Pitchero | Permanent ("Free Forever") | Yes (third-party ads "Yes" on Free, "Limited" on Standard) | Not stated for Free; 1 domain on Standard | 1 team; no payment processing on Free | No (30-day trial of paid plans needs no payment details) | £38/month (Standard) |
| Spond (app plus Club Website) | App described as free; website is a paid add-on | Not stated | Option to connect one | Website: free trial then £19 + VAT/month (Spond's page) | Not stated | £19 + VAT/month (website) |
| Teamo | Permanent, but no website | Not stated | n/a on free | Up to 50 members; website from Silver tier | Not stated | £9.99/month (Bronze); website from £21.99/month (Silver) |
| SportMember | Permanent (Basic) | Not stated clearly; "Remove system ads" is a PRO feature | Not stated | Website needs CMS/Premium add-on at £25/month excl. VAT | Not stated | PRO £0.16 per member/month, minimum £22/month excl. VAT |
| HugoFox | Free for local charities; 30-day trial for clubs | Not stated | Domains available on paid plans | Club plans have unlimited pages | No (trial needs no banking details) | £3.99/month + VAT (Bronze) |
| Voice (e-voice.org.uk) | Free for UK charities, community and not-for-profit groups | Not stated on its page | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Free (page mentions no paid tiers) |
| Wix | Permanent free plan | Wix branding on free; removed with a Premium plan | No; Premium plans connect your own domain | Not stated | No for free plan | Sold in your local currency at checkout |
| Squarespace | 14-day trial only | n/a | Free custom domain for one year on annual plans | Trial ends after 14 days | Not stated | £12/month (Basic, annual) |
| Google Sites | Permanent | Not stated | Yes, if you own a domain and add a CNAME | Not stated | No card for a Google account | Free (Google Workspace extra if you want email) |
Sources for every row are listed at the end. Where a cell says "not stated" we have deliberately not guessed.
The options in a paragraph each
Natterio. Written for UK clubs, societies and community groups. You say what your club is and it writes a site for your club type. The free plan is a permanent three-page site (Home, About, Contact) on a Natterio subdomain, no card, no ads. Paid plans from £7 a month add a custom domain and matching email addresses, and higher plans add a members area and forum. You can upload results or league tables from a CSV or Excel file, add news posts and use a contact form. It does not have fixtures feeds, court booking, online membership payments or .gov.uk domains.
Pitchero. The right answer for multi-team clubs that want league data and payments in one place. The free plan is for a single team and carries third-party adverts; Standard is £38 a month. See our Pitchero alternatives guide.
Spond. A very good free squad app; the Club Website add-on is a separate paid product after a trial. Our Spond guide explains how to keep the app and put the website elsewhere.
Teamo and SportMember. Club-management systems with websites. Teamo's free tier is for clubs up to 50 members, but the website only arrives from the Silver tier. SportMember's Basic is free, with a website add-on at £25 a month.
HugoFox. Offers free websites to local charities, 30-day trials without bank details, and club plans from £3.99 a month + VAT. For parish councils it offers .gov.uk domains, which Natterio does not.
Voice. A genuinely free builder for UK charities, community groups, schools and sports clubs, with calendars, galleries and forums. Support options listed are forums, documentation and a user group.
Wix and Squarespace. Powerful general builders. Wix has a free plan; Premium plans connect your own domain and remove Wix branding. Squarespace is a 14-day trial then paid. Club features such as a forum or members' area are things you assemble yourself. See Natterio vs Wix for clubs.
Google Sites. Free and fine for a simple page, with a manual custom-domain setup. Read our honest Google Sites comparison.
Facebook Groups. Free and familiar, but not a website you own: posts get buried, non-members cannot find your information, and you cannot use your own domain. Keep it as a feeder to a real site. (See how to move your club off Facebook.)
Sport-specific platforms. If you run a racquet-sport club you may already use ClubSpark or Pitchero for booking, membership and fixtures. Those are club-management tools rather than website builders; many clubs keep them for admin and add a dedicated website for the public face. See our ClubSpark alternatives and Pitchero vs Wix vs Squarespace vs Natterio guides.
See it for yourself
Screenshots only tell you so much, so here are real sites built on Natterio. Click through on your phone as well as your computer.
- A real club's site, run by its own committee: Bancroft Park Pétanque Club, a Milton Keynes club on its own web address, with news, events, league results and contact details, edited by the club itself.
- A sports club example: Riverside Pétanque Club, with fixtures, results and a join page.
- A society example: Meadowbrook Horticultural Society, with events, news and membership information.
Your own club's site would start from the same foundation, written around what your club does. Try it free, it takes about a minute.
Which free builder for which club?
- A small social, hobby or community group (book club, u3a, WI branch, allotment society): a permanent three-page free site covers it. A club-specific builder gets you there fastest; Google Sites is a fair alternative if someone enjoys building pages.
- A sports club with several teams and league fixtures: Pitchero is built for this. Expect adverts on the free plan and £38 a month to reduce them.
- A sports club that mostly needs squad admin: Spond for scheduling and payments, plus a free website for the public face.
- A small club under 50 members wanting subs and comms in one tool: look at Teamo's free tier, bearing in mind the website is a paid tier.
- A charity, parish council or not-for-profit: HugoFox (free for local charities, .gov.uk for parish councils) and Voice come first; Natterio works too for charities that want a simple site.
- A club with a design-minded volunteer and spare evenings: Wix or Squarespace give the most control.
- A village hall, PTA or residents' association: a few pages and a contact form is enough; see our guides for village halls, PTAs and residents' associations.
Hidden costs to check before you commit
- The trial that ends. A 14- or 30-day trial is not a free plan. Put the end date in the diary.
- The domain. A web address usually costs money somewhere, and some free plans leave it on the vendor's subdomain. Check who registers it and in whose name.
- Email. Addresses on your own domain are often a separate charge. See custom domain and email.
- Payment fees. Platforms that take payments charge per transaction; Pitchero lists fees from 2.42% + 17p on Standard, Teamo from 2% + 20p, SportMember £0.35 + 1.0% per transaction.
- VAT. Several UK vendors quote prices excluding VAT. If your club is not VAT-registered, add 20%.
- Add-ons. A website, ad removal or extra teams may each be priced separately.
- Your own time. A builder that gives total control costs hours. Be honest about how many a volunteer has.
Handover and ownership
The biggest risk to a club website is not the vendor, it is the committee changing. Before you pick, ask:
- Who owns the account, and is it a role-based email address (secretary@) rather than a personal one?
- Who registered the domain, and can the club move it?
- Can two committee members log in today?
- Can you get your text and images out if you leave?
Write the answers down and keep them with the committee records. Our guide to handing over a club website has a checklist. Also check the legal basics: GDPR for small clubs, a privacy policy and, for charities, the charity website legal requirements.
So which is best?
For a UK club that wants a proper website without paying or learning to code, a club-specific builder with a genuine permanent free plan is the quickest way to get online. If you need league fixtures, bookings or online membership payments, a management platform will serve you better. If you need total design control and have the time, a general builder like Wix is more flexible. If you are a charity or parish council, check HugoFox and Voice first.
Try it free
You can build a club site for free, with no card, in about a minute.
- Tell Natterio your club's name and what you do.
- Check the site it builds: change anything you like, or ask it for a different look.
- Share the link with your members. Upgrade later only if you want your own web address, a members' forum or more pages; see pricing.
Build your club's free site, or read what pages your site actually needs first.
Sources and last checked
Prices last checked 30 October 2026. Vendors change plans often; confirm on their pages.
- Pitchero pricing: https://www.pitchero.com/pricing and https://join.pitchero.com/free-website-for-sports-clubs
- Spond Club Website: https://www.spond.com/club-website/
- Teamo pricing: https://teamo.chat/tweb/pricing/
- SportMember pricing: https://www.sportmember.co.uk/en/what-does-it-cost
- HugoFox: https://www.hugofox.com/pricing and https://www.hugofox.com/clubs
- Voice: https://www.e-voice.org.uk
- Wix: https://www.wix.com/plans
- Squarespace: https://www.squarespace.com/pricing
- Google Sites custom domains: https://support.google.com/sites/answer/9068867
- Natterio plans: https://natterio.com/pricing